PSYC 3603 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Critical Consciousness, Eating Disorder, Dating Abuse

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3603
• Professor: Connie Kristiansen

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Improving feminists take action: themes in the psychology women, 1. Gender is socially constructed rather than biologically determined: gender is not just biological sex, tells you about how much power and influence someone has, 4. Intersectionality study: another example of intersectionality, asked to rate a ceo, when a ceo was described as tough and determined rather than caring and committed: , conclusion: members of multiple minority groups face both distinct advantages and disadvantages. Ie the opoosite effect from white: course objectives, you will have achieved the course objectives if: They make men"s testicles shrivel up to the size of peas, they detest the family and think all children should be deported or drowned. Feminists are relentless, unforgiving, and unwilling to bend or compromise; they are singlehandedly responsible for the high divorce rate, the shortage of decent men, and the unfortunate proliferation of birkenstocks in america. : douglas, j. j. (1994).